Index

  • Why I Wander America

    When I retired, the last thing I wanted to do was go to an airport, let alone think about getting on an airplane. And for five years, I was successful. Instead, I have spent those years wandering the back roads and small towns of America. Many times I have been driving slowly down a two-lane…

  • Scouts Rest Ranch

    2022-05-27 After riding for the Pony Express, serving in the Union Army, scouting for the western military, gaining fame as an “indian fighter”, killing thousands of American Bison for the Kansas Pacific Railroad, and trying his skills as an actor on the Chicago stage, William F. Cody founded his Wild West Show in North Platte…

  • Precision Ag at Desert Claim Farms

    2002-07-24 I left Portland on the 17th, and after a couple of stops found myself on US Highway 2 crossing the continental divide at Marais Pass south of Glacier National Park. US-2 parallels the Canadian border from Seattle to the Michigan UP. I would follow it as far as Duluth. Local residents call it the…

  • IPFS, WEB 3 & Decentralization – Part 3

    The Blockchain, Smart Contracts & DeFi In the previous post on Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s) I took a skeptical view of their value in the real world. This was based on the observation that the most common use of NFT’s is for digital artwork and other intellectual property, and the fact that people were paying a…

  • IPFS, WEB 3 & Decentralization – Part 1

    Evolution of the WEB(s) This is the first of a series of posts on the evolution of internet services along with some comments on where things might go in the next few years. My primary goal is to combine things from my experience with new understanding, and if all goes well, a bit of insight.…